The Greek island has a long history of earthquakes, but what is causing the recent series of quakes has scientists perplexed.

A state of emergency was declared on Santorini Thursday after a magnitude 5.2 earthquake shook the Greek island late Wednesday. The tremor is the latest — and strongest — in a series of quakes that have struck the island since last week,

As of Thursday, February 6th, the entire island of Santorini is now under a State of Emergency, which is in effect until March 1st